Clinical

This channel newsfeed includes clinical content on treating patients or the clinical implications in a variety of cardiac subspecialties and disease states. The channel includes news on cardiac surgery, interventional cardiologyheart failure, electrophysiologyhypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.   

Thumbnail

Cardiac dysfunction, arrhythmias common among recovered COVID-19 patients

Monitoring the heart rhythm of patients who have fully recovered from COVID-19 might provide significant value, researchers wrote. 

COVID-19 congress coronavirus Washington

HHS earmarks $103M to curtail burnout, alleviate healthcare workforce shortages

The grants will be handed out to 45 recipients and will help hospitals deal with the continued influx of patients suffering from COVID-19.

Oral penicillin a better choice than injections for some patients with rheumatic heart disease

Patients who exhibit symptoms of an allergic response to injectable penicillin may actually be experiencing a cardiac reaction that can be avoided with an oral treatment. 

auditorium conference

COVID-19 claims another in-person medical imaging conference

The Association for Medical Imaging Management is shelving its February show in Savannah, Georgia, citing ongoing challenges stemming from the latest variant.

Thumbnail

Driving restrictions for some ICD patients may need to change

Current restrictions for private driving after implantation of a secondary prevention ICD may keep patients from behind the wheel a little too long. 

Rest easy, heart patients—sudden cardiac death rarely happens during sex

Just 0.2% of cases evaluated in the study were tied to sexual intercourse. 

Thumbnail

Philips pledges to help American Heart Association raise awareness about CIED infections

A majority of patients in the United States with CIED infections do not receive proper, guideline-approved care.

Heparin shows promise as an effective COVID-19 treatment

The drug, commonly used to treat blood clots, could give physicians another tool in the battle against COVID-19—but much more research is still required.